Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill [HL]

What these notes do

These Explanatory Notes relate to the Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill [HL] as brought from the House of Lords on 20 October 2014 (Bill 102).

These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Ministry of Defence in order to assist the reader of the Bill and to help inform debate on it. They do not form part of the Bill and have not been endorsed by Parliament.

The Notes explain what each part of the Bill will mean in practice; provide background information on the development of policy; and provide additional information on how the Bill will affect existing legislation in this area.

These Notes might best be read alongside the Bill. They are not, and are not intended to be, a comprehensive description of the Bill. So where a clause or part of a clause does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.

NOTE: The format of these Explanatory Notes is different from that currently used in Notes for other Bills. Before the Government and the Parliamentary authorities decide whether to adopt this new format for all Government Bills they will take into account any feedback from readers. If you have any comments on the new format, please send them by email to [email protected] as soon as possible and in any event by 31 January 2015.